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Facebook Timeline and Privacy: What You Need to Know

8:33AM 12/20/2011

Technology, Google , Microsoft, Netflix, Facebook, News Corp, Yahoo

Facebook's new Timeline program allows users to review everything they've ever shared on Facebook and showcase what they think is most worth remembering. It's fully customizable -- but there are some downsides.

Score! NFL to Grab $7 Billion a Year in Broadcast Deals

12:00PM 12/05/2011

By Bruce Watson

Media, Verizon, News Corp

The NFL has something broadcasters lust after: a reliably strong source of ratings. So as its football games migrate onto smartphones, iPads, and anything else with a screen, its no surprise that CBS, Fox and NBC -- not to mention Sirius, Westwood One Radio and Verizon -- are all lining up to pay billions to carry them.

Will a Pay Cut for Homer Mean the End of 'The Simpsons'?

12:20PM 10/05/2011

By Jonathan Berr, The Motley Fool

Media, News Corp

Television viewers may have to start preparing for a Sunday night Fox lineup without The Simpsons. America's crassest cartoon family is fighting with the company over money and may end up moving out of the network's neighborhood if the tiff isn't settled.

Top Tech News: Netflix Wilts From Amazon's Heat as China Shows Cracks and a Chip Stock Loses Flavor

6:15PM 9/30/2011

By Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool

Technology, Netflix, Nokia, Apple, Baidu Inc, Amazon.com, News Corp, Barnes & Noble

Buyouts, bum guidance, and a broadening decline for a one-time tech titan top the week in review. Go inside the stories that prompted this week's big buys and sells in the nexus between Wall Street and Silicon Valley.

5 Things To Watch Next Week: Murdoch Mania, Gaming, Soda Wars and More

4:00PM 8/05/2011

By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool

Company News, Technology, Investing, Earnings, Media, Electronic Arts, JC Penney, Macy's, Bed Bath & Beyond, News Corp, Stocks in the News, Streetwise

Even as investors reel from the stock-market roller coaster this week, Wall Street is moving on, with plenty of news on the way. Next week will bring headlines about retail and gaming earnings, as well as quarterly reports from News Corp., SodaStream and some newly public Chinese firms.

Saudi Prince to Build World's Tallest Tower

10:15AM 8/03/2011

By Douglas McIntyre

People, Citigroup, News Corp, Real Estate

Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is a rich investor who holds stock in many of the world's largest companies, including Citigroup and News Corp. He's just announced his next investment: the world's largest tower.

Men and Women on Money: Dual Surveys Reveal Surprising Differences

5:00PM 7/26/2011

By Eamon Murphy

Retirement, Media, News Corp, Family Money, Personal Finance, Saving Money

Men's lifestyle website AskMen's Great Male Survey polled men on a host of subjects: Careers, relationships and -- most important for us at DailyFinance -- their financial opinions. Then they teamed with Cosmopolitan to get the female point of view. And some of the gender disparities were pretty striking.

The Financial Landscape: Murdoch on the Hot Seat, Housing Starts Surge

10:00AM 7/19/2011

By Eamon Murphy

Company News, Economy, People, News Corp, Real Estate, Crime

Here's what's happening in the world of business, Tuesday, July 19 Murdoch on Trial With the British Parliament opening hearings into the News Corp (NWSA) phone hacking scandal, Bloomberg reports that the media conglomerate "is considering elevating Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey to chief...

MySpace Sold to Specific Media for $35 Million

11:00AM 6/29/2011

By Douglas McIntyre

Company News, Technology, Google , Facebook, News Corp, Market News

Back in July 2005, the deal seemed so promising. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp bought MySpace parent Intermix Media for $580 million. The social media pioneer was, by some measures, the fifth most-visited website in the U.S. This week, MySpace was sold for a fraction of that amount.

Will a Lack of A-List Advertisers Kill the 'Glenn Beck' Show?

9:00AM 3/22/2011

By Aimee Picchi

Columns, People, Media, News Corp, Procter & Gamble

Glenn Beck's show still has higher ratings than all of its 5 p.m. cable competitors put together, but it has been losing viewers at an alarming rate. And it's got fewer -- and less prestigious -- advertisers than "The Situation Room" or "Hardball with Chris Matthews." Will Fox pull the plug?